Mayan Pre-Columbian Blackware Effigy Vessel with Bird quebec folk art 1 3/8" t x 3/4"

1 3/8" t x 3/4" d each and sold as found in their original box

With a cloth hinge that is holding tight

when optical illusions because a big thing in France (check out the phénakisticopes published by Joseph Plateau)  and reversal portraits were circulated

Each measures 7 1/4" x 4 7/8" and they are in great

Mayan Pre-Columbian Blackware Effigy Vessel with Bird quebec folk art 1 3/8" t x 3/4"I found a note inside of this vessel which identifies is Mayan pre Columbian from Belize and I know it came from the estate of a pre Columbian pottery collector. Of course I love it for the head of the bird pointing out from the lip, and the way the lip is shaped to evince the bird's whole body. From what I understand, the blackened surface would have been achieved through the application of a mineral rich slip, with the monochrome finish designating